Session of 2025
HOUSE BILL No. 2228
By Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice
Requested by Jennifer King on behalf of the Department of Corrections
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AN ACT concerning the secretary of corrections; relating to release of
offenders; requiring the secretary to assist inmates with obtaining
identification and employment related documentation prior to release
from custody.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. (a) (1) Within nine months prior to the release of an inmate
from the custody of the secretary of corrections, the secretary shall identify
whether such inmate has current versions of the documentation described
in paragraphs (2) and (3). If such inmate does not have the documentation
described in paragraph (2), the secretary shall make a reasonable effort to
provide the inmate with such documentation. If such inmate does not have
the documentation described in paragraph (3), the secretary of corrections
shall provide such documentation to the inmate. The secretary shall
coordinate with state agencies as necessary to obtain such documentation
on behalf of such inmate. All state agencies shall coordinate with the
secretary of corrections to implement the provisions of this section.
(2) The secretary shall make reasonable effort to provide each inmate
with:
(A) A certified copy of a birth certificate;
(B) a social security card or replacement social security card; and
(C) a driver's license issued pursuant to K.S.A. 8-243, and
amendments thereto, if eligible, or an identification card issued pursuant to
K.S.A. 8-1324 et seq., and amendments thereto.
(3) The secretary shall provide each inmate with:
(A) the vocational training record of the inmate, if applicable;
(B) the work record of the inmate, if applicable;
(C) any educational certifications or diplomas received by the inmate,
if applicable; and
(D) a resume that includes any trade or skills learned by the inmate.
(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to inmates who are:
(1) To be released to the custody of another jurisdiction on a warrant
or detainer; or
(2) physically or mentally unable to return to the workforce when
released from the custody of the secretary as determined by the secretary.
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Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.
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